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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2014 Recipient: Jilai Zhou, Thayer

    July 28, 2016
    Jilai Zhou Alumni Resarch Award Recipient

    Jilai Zhou is a PhD candidate at Thayer School of Engineering. As a substitute for liquid transport fuel, bioethanol has become a focus in industrial biotechnology. Unlike the first generation bioethanol derived from feedstock, cellulosic ethanol not only reduces the dependency of fossil fuel and the carbon dioxide emission, but also avoids the consumption of starch or sugars important for humans. An efficient way to convert cellulose to ethanol at low cost is via consolidated bioprocessing (CBP).

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2014 Recipient: Beth Reinke, EEES

    July 28, 2016
    Beth Reinke holds a snapping turutle showing the caretenoids coloring on the underside

    Carotenoids are a diverse group of pigments that are readily produced by plants and algae but must be obtained by animals through dietary means. They are used by many taxonomic groups including lizards, birds, fish, mollusks, and insects for myriad functions including visual pigmentation, photoprotection, antioxidation, and signaling.

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2014 Recipient: Megan O'Connor, PEMM

    July 28, 2016
    GRAD Alumni Research Award Recipient Megan O'Connnor in her Lab

    In the Green Lab, Megan O’Connor studies the immune response to LP-BM5, a retrovirus which causes severe immunodeficiency in mice i.e. mouse AIDS (MAIDS). The LP-BM5 infection model is used to further understand the immune response against retroviral infection and also as a model system to study HIV infection. Mice infected with LP-BM5 have a weakened immune response and O’Connor’s project involves looking at what cell type(s) may be contributing to the immunosuppressive environment.

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